Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Got An MPF Refund | Impact On A PR Application | Are You Now Disqualified?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

I Have Sworn A Declaration That I Am Leaving Hong Kong To Receive An MPF Refund … Am I Now Precluded From Making an Application for the Right of Abode Here? QUESTION I have been resident in Hong Kong for 5 and a half years on a working visa. I lost my job over 6 […]

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Do You Need A Hong Kong Employment Visa If You Work For A Hong Kong Company But Not In Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Your Question Answered / 4 responses

Hong Kong Employment Visa? Do the Hong Kong Immigration Department expect every foreign national employee of Hong Kong registered companies to have employment visas even if they have never worked (or never will work) in the HKSAR? No. Hong Kong employment visas are strictly territorial; they are required only for foreign nationals physically performing work […]

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Sometimes, There Is Just NO Possibility For A Hong Kong Residence Visa – No Matter How Earnest You Might Be…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Investment Visas, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published Under Hong Kong immigration control, maintaining continuous presence through back-to-back border runs—the classic “Shenzhen shuttle” or Macau turnaround—represents an inherently fragile strategy that inevitably attracts severe scrutiny at the control point. In I Have […]

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Can You Claim Right Of Abode In Hong Kong If Your Deceased Spouse Had PR Here But You Didn’t Live With Him At The Time Of His Death?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / No responses

Is the Right of Abode in Hong Kong passed along to the spouse of a permanent resident such that is claimable after the death of your PR holding husband..? First Published November 20 2013 – Still of Interest Today QUESTION This query is for  my cousin who is an adult. She was born in Pakistan and […]

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If I Marry A Local Girl, Get A Dependant Visa For Hong Kong Then Move To China For Work, Can I Still Get The Right Of Abode After 7 Years?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / No responses

Does being married to a Hong Kong permanent resident whilst living in China impact on continuity of ordinary residence for the purposes of a right of abode application subsequently? QUESTION Hi, Your website is incredibly helpful! However, my situation doesn’t seem to have an answer yet, so here goes! I’m a UK national and have […]

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QOTW: My Husband Wants To Leave But I Want To Stay – Can I Remain Behind On My Hong Kong Dependant Visa Indefinitely?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

So what options are available to Hong Kong dependant visa holding foreign nationals when their spouses are leaving Hong Kong and they want to stay? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK I am here on a Hong Kong dependent visa with my husband. He is planning to leave his employment in Hong Kong and return to his home […]

I Was Convicted Of A Crime And Removed From Hong Kong – How Do My Visa Options Look Now?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published Under Hong Kong immigration law, suffering a criminal conviction and being formally removed from the territory creates an extraordinarily severe adverse immigration profile that fundamentally reshapes all future entry and visa prospects. In I […]

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10 Must Have Resources For A Hong Kong Legal Dependant Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Musing, Resource / 10 responses

10 Must Have Resources For A Hong Kong Legal Dependant Visa First Published July 1, 2013 and updated December 15, 2023 – But The Advice Holds Good Today Continuing our series of 10 Must Have Resources, I have put together this list of materials from our various websites which is designed to help steer you through the […]

What Will The Immigration Department Make Of A Third Party Objection To An Application For A Hong Kong Investment Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 4 responses

Objection to an application for a Hong Kong investment visa? Revenge is a dish best eaten cold, as they say. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This advisory piece regarding how ImmD handles malicious or competitive third-party objections must now be read alongside the department’s forensic […]

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How Easy (Or Hard) Is It For A Second Foreign National Business Partner To Get A Hong Kong Investment Visa For An Unprofitable Company?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How to read in light of current ImmD policy: Where this guidance previously suggested that struggling, pre-profit, or turnaround entities could sponsor an incoming partner by simply demonstrating turnover, an operational space, and a credible forward-looking plan for downstream growth, it must now be read with extreme caution. Under ImmD’s alignment with TTPS […]

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